Capoeira Mandinga Shanghai

Since people ask me about stretching frequently, I figure I should write something about it here. I’ll break stretching in to two categories: injury prevention and flexibility. I encourage everyone to stretch for injury prevention. Flexibility is for those who are a little more masochistic.

Whether you are stretching for flexibility or health, there are a few main elements to keep in mind. The most important of which is self-awareness. Self-awareness does not just mean knowing whether something hurts; it is much more holistic. While stretching, remember how tired you are, how much you have exercised, what exercises you did, etc. These, as well as other factors, should affect the way you stretch. Self-awareness also means that you should understand what you body is telling you. The most important factor is pain, which unfortunately is a necessary part of stretching. It is important to understand the difference between good pain and bad pain. For example, stretching an injured muscle will feel different from stretching a healthy muscle. Stretching a healthy muscle and “over-stretching” a healthy muscle feel different too. I can not tell you the difference in feeling, so it is up to you to develop this sense. Read the rest of this entry »

Much thanks to Chupateta for making this a real website.  His only request now is that we really start to use it.  I have a few ideas about articles, but if you would like me or Diego to write about a topic, please let us know.

Lagartixa

There’s a list of some passed events:

• 2008.11.25 | Open roda | Another damn Villa Party
• 2008.09.19-22 | Batizado | Performances, Roda’s, special classes etc.
• 2008.09.13 | Party at the Villa | Performed Rodas at a Party at the Villa
• 2008.09.06 | Latina Performances | Performed Roda and Samba.
• 2008.06.29 | Performance at Latina Brazilian BBQ restaurant | Performed Roda and Samba.
• 2008.06.29 | Pinnacle Realestate Consulting Kid’s Day Performance | Performed Roda for a group of visiting youngsters and their parents during an open house event.
• 2008.06.26 | Johnnie Walker Performance – Ningbo | Performed 5.5min rehersed routine for Johnnie Walker promotional event in a prominent club in Ningbo as part of the Keep Walking Promotional Tour.
• 2008.05.23 | Yew Chung International School Performance | Performed Roda’s, taught introductory classes introduced Brazilian culture as part of an international cultural fair for international middle school
• 2008.05.21 | Johnie Walker Performance | Performed 4.5min rehersed routine for Johny Walker promotional event in Muse Club in TongLeFang as part of the Keep Walking Promotional Tour.
• 2008.04.21 | Johny Walker Performance | Performed 4.5min rehersed routine for Johny Walker promotional event in CD club on Jiangning Lu as part of the Keep Walking Promotional Tour.
• 2007.12.07-09 | Workshop with Mestre Marcelo | Three day workshop with Mestre Marcelo. This is when the Shanghai group became part of Capoeira Mandinga.
• 2006.07.01 | Zapata’s Bar and Grill Performance | Rehersed Performance and open Roda.
• 2006.06.27 | Zapata’s Bar and Grill Performance | Rehersed Performance and open Roda.

The first Capoeira Mandinga group in China!

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Composed by a dynamic group of capoeira enthusiasts from all over the globe. Within our group there are different levels of capoeira, so beginners are always welcome, as well as everyone else! Classes are held weeknights and Saturday afternoon.

Performances

Weather permitting, CMS holds open rodas in Zhongshan Park. Additionally, we hold more formal performances upon request. If you would like to have us perform at your event, please visit the events page. For a full list of past and future events, please visit the Events page.

Batizado

On September 19th-21st, CMS successfully held China’s first Batizado. CMS is excited about the success of this event. We would like to thank the visiting Instrutors, Contra Mestres and Mestre Marcelo. Contratulations to all the Capoeiristas who were baptized and received their Cordao. Last but not least, thanks to our sponsors, without which this event could not have happened. Don’t forget for check out videos and photos from this event!

Read more about our group!

From the age of 14 Mestre Marcelo studied under Mestre Suassuna. In 1984, Mestre Marcelo left Brazil and settled in the United States at which time there were only two other practitioners teaching Capoeira. Capoeira Mandinga, Mestre Marcelo’s organization, is a brother organization to Cordão de Ouro and is represented throughout the USA, in Israel, New Zealand, Mexico and now China. The Mestre is also known for his part in creating the character Eddy Gordo for the video game Tekken 3.

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